Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, August 10, 2016
2 youths ignite car
Chateau chooses door
number 2, gets new life
Judy Hoyle
IVN Contributing Writer
Following several delays, the National
Park Service (NPS) is planning to renovate
the Chateau at the Oregon Caves in 2018. The
NPS plans to spend between $8 million and
$10 million to upgrade the iconic 83 year old
building.
An important part of the planning process
is an Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA
public comment period ended July 15.
The NPS developed three different
courses of action or, “Alternatives” from which
they asked the public, Oregon Caves National
Monument and Preserve (ORCA) staff and
Chateau concessioner, I.V. Community
Development Organization (IVCDO) to
review.
“Alternative 1” would close the Chateau,
a National Historic Landmark. This would
mean the permanent loss of 48 summer jobs
in this economically depressed area. All
concession employees are residents of the
Illinois Valley according to the IVCDO.
“Alternative 2” involves a complete
rehabilitation for life , health, safety and
accessibility, including restoration of plumbing
and electrical systems, installing an elevator
and making other Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) and NPS required accommodations
and installing insulation so the Chateau could
be open for more than 6 months a year.
“Alternative 3” would permanently close
the hotel portion of the Chateau and turn it
into a day use facility that would only offer
meals, gift shop services and restrooms, but no
overnight lodging.
In a telephone interview, ORCA
Superintendent Vicki Snitzler said, “The
NPS, including the park staff, has selected
Alternative 2 as the preferred alternative. The
hope is that we’ll only be closed for one visitor
season. There are a lot of factors that will
influence when the work takes place, including
when the contract will be awarded, and what
type of winter weather we experience.”
In a recent development, the 300 member
nonprofit “Friends of the Oregon Caves
and Chateau,” (Friends OCAC) appealed to
Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley (D), and Ron
Wyden (D) to persuade the NPS to allocate
about 50 percent more funds for the project to
address historic components.
Friends OCAC has estimated the total
project will cost between $12 million and $15
million and they contend insufficient funding
might result in needing to keep the Chateau
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According to a release from the
Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD),
personnel responded to a vehicle fire
Aug. 2 in Cave Junction. The vehicle
was reported as stolen from a Josephine
County location. The release stated
that initial reports were unknown
persons had set the vehicle on fire. Two
juveniles claimed that arsonists pulled
weapons on them and that shots were
closed through two summer seasons. In a
letter to the NPS, Friends president Bernie
Thurber pointed out that this could have
direct economic effects for Chateau staff and
possibly reduce ORCA visitation, which is
currently about 80,000 visitors a year.
In response to this question, Snitzler said,
“The NPS will have all the funding needed
for the “life, health, safety and accessibility”
improvements prior to awarding the contract
for construction. If additional funding were
to be needed during construction to address
an unexpected occurrence there would be a
contingency allowance to help cover that kind
of event.”
She went on to explain, “It’s not feasible
to say that we can definitely get all the work
done in one year. It maybe some combination
of one season closed and then opening the
Chateau a little late in the second season.”
Snitzler added, “I don’t think it would
be preferable to be a lodge guest while the
renovation is taking place. For example,
it will involve replacing wall and ceiling
finishes. Doing this while the lodge is open
could make the project take even longer and
therefore cost even more. The design isn’t
finished yet. There’s no conclusion as to how
complicated this will be. It didn’t seem fair
and right to underestimate how long it will
take. Renovations often involve delays. We
felt it was more reasonable to be as upfront as
possible.”
When asked about the potential loss of
jobs, Snitzler said, “Although hotel jobs will
be suspended for the duration, it will be offset
by building trade jobs. We’ve also discussed
whether the IVCDO or another provider could
offer yurts at Cave Creek Campground or
operate limited food and beverage service, like
a food cart or truck for our visitors.”
Snitzler said, “Of course we’re looking
for support from our Congressional delegation
for the overall project to be implemented as
efficiently as possible.”
In a December 2014 letter on behalf
of the Friends OCAC to NPS Director
John Jarvis, Senators Merkley and Wyden
stated that breaking the project into phases
would have detrimental effects on the local
population and be fiscally inefficient. The
letter also stated the Friends OCAC plan to
raise $1 million for specific aspects of the
project.
Snitzler said, “The Friends are committed
to fund-raising for interior furnishings,
rehabilitation of the Monterrey furniture and
other similar amenities.”
fired. Upon further investigation by IVFD
and Josephine County Sheriff’s Office a
confession was obtained from the juveniles
that it was they who started the fire and gave
a false report of weapons and other suspects.
The case has been turned over to Oregon
State Police (OSP) Arson Unit for further
investigation and potential prosecution. Any
additional information will provided by OSP.
(Photo by IVFD Media Dept)
Nissan Sentra burns in the woods behind Stevenson St. Tuesday, Aug. 2.
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Contest for fun and to win cash
said, “Take a piece of junk
furniture and make it special.
Have fun. Think and do
something “outside the box.”
Entries will not be
judged on fine workmanship.
They will instead be judged
on creativity. The only rules
are that the piece must be
sturdy and functional. If it’s
a table, you have to be able
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Many people think of
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Junction Farmers’
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Sept. 23. Contest judging
will start at 4 p.m. Judging
will be based on creativity
and functionality but not on
fine craftsmanship. Winners
will be announced as soon as
judging is completed.
All entries may be
offered for sale or not, based
on the creator’s wishes.
If you have questions,
contact the Guild at 541-592-
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